Sunday's News 'n Notes: HS/sportsmanship honors; Bacon win, Braves lose; United fire coach; SEC Media Days starting; UGA Circle of Honor; NBA, MLB, golf, Olympics, NIL, more
Sunday's Central Georgia - and of interest to Central Georgia - news and notes, compiled from staff reports, email reports, the web, and social media. Updates will be noted, so check back.
Sunday Scoreboard
Summer
Baseball
Pro
MLB
Honor Roll
Central Georgia high schools earn sportsmanship nods
The GHSA along with Georgia’s Electric Membership Cooperatives picked 64 high schools to receive the Cooperative Spirit Sportsmanship Award for their efforts in 2020-21.
One school from every region is chosen.
Central Georgia selections: Region 1-5A, Veterans; Region 1-4A, Westside; Region 2-3A, Mary Persons; Region 3-AA, Bleckley County; Region 4-AA, Putnam County; Region 4-A Public, Dooly County.
Around/About Georgia/Southeast
Atlanta goes from 3-0 lead to loss, again
Georgia adding four to Circle of Honor
United pull the trigger on head coach Heinze
More than just a subpar record
Falcons’ Koo would like cleats back from stolen jeep
Some UGA ‘they said it’ at Media Days over the years
NBA/WNBA
Brilliant Booker needs more help
Baseball
Teams recall harrowing scene after shooting near stadium
Fan banned for life after throwing ball at Verdugo
Auto Racing
Almirola gets the surprise win at dark in New Hampshire
Keselowski ready to be driver and owner
Golf/Tennis
Morikawa outdoes Spieth, Oosthuizen for British
Olympics
Thigh injury sidelines Berrettini
Analysis: Pop should be happy with Olympians in finals
Five years later, Rio still working on things
College Sports
NIL: A&M site to pay 10K for two players’ interviews
Around the nation/world
Early score leads US past Canada in Gold Cup
Pogacar wins second straight Tour de France